Bob Costas just made the best move of his career..to bring in Tony Dungy to help him do the halftime talk. #nfl #Cowboys
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Doug Mize (@dougwmize) December 10, 2012As Twitchy reported yesterday, the tragic drunk driving death of Dallas Cowboys player Jerry Brown had many viewers wondering whether anti-gun zealot Bob Costas would call for prohibition.
Well, Costas brought on social conservative football coach Tony Dungy to deliver social commentary for him. Viewers (mostly) approved:
Bob Costas needed Tony Dungy to bail him out this week. #weeksauce—
Stephen Srein (@StephenSrein) December 10, 2012
Good to see Bob Costas has learned his lesson. Always – Tony Dungy > Jason Whitlock.—
Dusty Sloan (@TheDustySloan) December 10, 2012
Funny how NBC had Tony Dungy talk about NFL players & drinking and driving, and not Bob Costas. #CantTakeBobCostasSerious—
Dan Alvarez (@Wkyhilltopper) December 10, 2012
@jswifty250 Thankfully he let Tony Dungy carry the segment. Talked about how coaches try to get the drinking/driving message through.—
Eric B. (@ericbjediknight) December 10, 2012
Bob Costas deflecting heat by bringing in Tony Dungy. No one can say anything bad about Dungy. That's like using an invincibility code.—
Greg Dietz (@GregDietz) December 10, 2012
@PeytonsHead Tony Dungy is a real person w a real face & real experiences really caring abt his family & players.Costas is plastic face hack—
J. Smith Design Ent (@atlantabasement) December 10, 2012
Congratulations to Bob Costas for not making a fool of himself tonight on #SNF. Deferring to Tony Dungy's wisdom is usually right approach.—
Sarah (@FeinbergS) December 10, 2012
This Sunday night halftime, Bob Costas wisely defers to @TonyDungy to deal with an NFL off-the-field tragedy.—
James A. Smith Sr. (@JamesASmithSr) December 10, 2012
So Bob Costas and Tony Dungy are talking to America about drinking and driving on NBC.—
Elias Groll (@EliasGroll) December 10, 2012
The Bob Costas sermon brought to you by Tony Dungy—
Chase Stuart (@fbgchase) December 10, 2012
Oh, so to keep Costas from getting criticized NBC makes the smart decision to use Tony Dungy to deliver the message.—
Greg Sainer (@gsainer) December 10, 2012
How about making this a permanent arrangement?
Bob Costas should pass all social commentary over to Tony Dungy. Still not over Bob's comments from last week.—
nathan shaver (@nathanshaver) December 10, 2012
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